Hawaii Governor Josh Green, MD, declared an emergency due to the overpopulation of axis deer plus ongoing drought on Maui two ...

All participating hunters must purchase an axis deer tag either online or at the Lanai hunter check-in station. Each tag costs $20 for Hawaii residents and $125 for non-Hawaii residents.

Facing Poepoe, opposite the deer, are a bicyclist and moped driver, caught between stampeding deer columns. Axis deer were introduced to Molokai in the 1860s and now exist on Molokai, Lanai and Maui.

MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) -- The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife is calling on landowners to help with axis deer control.

Axis deer arrived on Maui over a century ago. Eight animals—four males and four females—were first deposited on Moloka‘i in ...

The island of Lanai boasts the planet’s highest density of free-ranging Axis deer. Regulated hunting is allowed as a means of managing deer numbers.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Introduced to the islands more than a century ago, axis deer have caused big problems in Hawaii. Decimating native plant life, the invasive species is making it even ...

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawaii, August 14, 2025 (ENS) – Hawaii Governor Josh Green, MD, declared an emergency caused by the ...